CVE-2022-22306 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiOS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attacks on FortiGate communications due to improper certificate validation, potentially intercepting sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22306?

CVE-2022-22306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 24 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 7.0.0 may allow a network adjacent and unauthenticated attacker to man-in-the-middle the communication between the FortiGate and some peers such as private SDNs and external cloud platforms.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortios.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-22306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v68-66g8-2grg.

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